Display substrate, manufacturing method thereof, and display device

ABSTRACT

Embodiments of the present application provide a display substrate comprising a plurality of first banks distributed in a first direction and a plurality of second banks distributed in a second direction. Two adjacent first banks define a group of sub-pixel units of the display substrate, and two adjacent second banks define one sub-pixel unit. The first bank has a height greater than a height of the second bank. Embodiments of the present application also disclose a manufacturing method of a display substrate and a display device.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

The present application claims a priority benefit of Chinese PatentApplication No. 201811079246.7, filed on Sep. 17, 2018, the entirecontents thereof being incorporated herein by reference.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates to the technical field of display, andparticularly to a display substrate, a manufacturing method thereof, anda display device.

BACKGROUND

In various film forming technologies, solution film forming technologiesattract more and more attention. So-called solution film formingprocedure is a process comprising treating required materials, forexample, breaking them into nanoscale fine particles, subsequentlydissolving them in a solvent, and then using another instrument todeposit the solution on a surface of a substrate, so as to form arequired film on the surface of the substrate after the solvent isevaporated.

Ink jet printing, an important one of the solution film formingtechnologies, is widely used in manufacturing polymer light emittingdiode (PLED), liquid crystal display (LCD) color filter, organic thinfilm transistor, metal electrode, three dimension separating wall andthe like, due to its advantages of easy operation, low cost, simpleprocess, easy achievement of large size and so on.

With increasingly higher demand for the resolution of a display deviceat present, a stricter requirement is proposed for the film forminghomogeneity within pixels formed by technologies such as ink jetprinting.

SUMMARY

The present disclosure provides a display substrate, a manufacturingmethod thereof, and a display device.

In one aspect, the present disclosure provides a display substratecomprising: a base substrate; and a plurality of first banks distributedin a first direction and a plurality of second banks distributed in asecond direction on the base substrate, two adjacent first banksdefining a group of sub-pixel units of the display substrate, the secondbanks being disposed between two adjacent first banks, and two adjacentsecond banks defining one of the sub-pixel units, wherein the first bankhas a height greater than a height of the second bank.

In some embodiments, the second bank has a height less than a height ofa liquid surface of a solution applied for forming a film layer of thesub-pixel units by a solution process.

In some embodiments, a top surface of the second bank has a property ofbeing phobic to the solution (or being repellent to the solution).

In some embodiments, a top surface of the first bank has a property ofbeing phobic to the solution.

In some embodiments, all of the first banks have the same height.

In some embodiments, the height of the first bank is in a range of from1 μm to 3 μm.

In some embodiments, all of the second banks have the same height.

In some embodiments, the height of the second bank is in a range of from100 nm to 500 nm.

In some embodiments, the display substrate further comprises end banksdisposed between two adjacent first banks, wherein the end banks aredisposed in the same direction as the second banks but on outermostsides of the second banks.

In some embodiments, the end banks have a height greater than a heightof the second bank.

In some embodiments, all of the first banks have the same width in arange of from 10 μm to 30 μm in the first direction, and the first bankshave a strip shape.

In some embodiments, all of the second banks have the same width in arange of from 5 μm to 20 μm in the second direction, and the secondbanks have a strip shape.

In another aspect, the present disclosure provides a display devicecomprising the above-mentioned display substrate.

In some embodiments, the display device includes polymer light emittingdiode (PLED).

In still another aspect, the present disclosure provides a manufacturingmethod of a display substrate, comprising: fabricating a plurality offirst banks in a first direction on a base substrate, two adjacent firstbanks defining a group of sub-pixel units of the display substrate; andfabricating a plurality of second banks in a second direction betweeneach pair of two adjacent first banks, two adjacent second banksdefining one of the sub-pixel units, wherein the first bank has a heightgreater than a height of the second bank.

In some embodiments, the manufacturing method further comprisesfabricating end banks between two adjacent first banks, wherein the endbanks are disposed in the same direction as the second banks but onoutermost sides of the second banks.

In some embodiments, after fabricating the second banks, the methodfurther comprises:

fabricating a film layer by a solution process on the base substrate onwhich the first banks and the second banks are fabricated, a liquidsurface of the applied solution having a height between the height ofthe first bank and the height of the second bank.

In some embodiments, after fabricating the plurality of second banks inthe second direction between each pair of two adjacent first banks, andbefore fabricating the film layer by a solution process on the basesubstrate on which the first banks and the second banks are fabricated,the method further comprises:

fabricating a film having a property of being phobic to the solution ona top surface of the second bank.

In some embodiments, the fabricating the film layer by a solutionprocess on the base substrate on which the first banks and the secondbanks are fabricated comprises:

fabricating the film layer by an ink jet printing process on the basesubstrate on which the first banks and the second banks are fabricated.

In some embodiments, after fabricating the film layer by a solutionprocess on the base substrate on which the first banks and the secondbanks are fabricated, the method further comprises: subjecting the filmlayer fabricated to a drying treatment, such that the treated film layerhas a height less than the height of the second bank.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

The above and/or additional aspects and advantages of the presentdisclosure will become apparent and easily understood from thedescription of the embodiments with reference to the drawings below, inwhich:

FIG. 1 is a flow chart of a manufacturing method of a display substrateaccording to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structure diagram of a display substrate accordingto an embodiment of the present disclosure; and

FIG. 3 is a schematic structure diagram of a display substrate accordingto an embodiment of the present disclosure when a film layer isfabricated by a solution process.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detailbelow. The examples of the embodiments are shown in the drawings,throughout which identical or similar reference numbers indicateidentical or similar elements or elements having identical or similarfunctions. The embodiments described below with reference to thedrawings are exemplary, and are only intended to illustrate the presentinvention, but cannot be interpreted to limit the present invention.

It can be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the singularforms “a”, “an”, “said” and “the” as used herein may include pluralreferences, unless specifically indicated otherwise. It should befurther appreciated that the wording “comprise/comprising” as used inthe description of the present disclosure means that the recitedfeature, integer, step, operation, element and/or component are present,but the presence or addition of one or more additional features,integers, steps, operations, elements, components and/or a combinationthereof is not excluded. It should be appreciated that when an elementis said to be “connected” to another element, it may be directlyconnected to another element, or there may be an intermediate element.In addition, the term “connecting/connection” as used herein may includewireless connection. The wording “and/or” as used herein is intended toinclude all or any one member of one or more associated items as listed,and all combinations thereof.

It can be appreciated by those skilled in the art that all terms as usedherein (including technical terms and scientific terms) have the samemeanings as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art towhich the present invention pertains, unless otherwise defined. Itshould also be appreciated that the terms as defined in generaldictionaries should be understood as having the same meanings as thosein the context of prior art, and will not be interpreted with anidealized or too formal meaning unless specifically defined herein.

The applicant has discovered that in the case of printing ink insub-pixels by an ink jet printing technology, the printed inks in thesub-pixel units are separated from each other. In order to obtainhomogeneous film forming between pixels, it is required to continuouslyadjust the volume difference between the nozzles of the sprayer.However, the degree of the adjustment is limited, and thus it isdifficult to enable the volumes injected from the nozzles to becompletely consistent with each other. As such, difference in filmforming between the pixels will occur during drying, leading toinhomogeneous light emitting between sub-pixels.

Therefore, the applicant provides a film forming method for a filmlayer, in order to at least partially alleviate or eliminate the problemof inhomogeneous film forming within the sub-pixel regions.

FIG. 1 shows a flow chart of a manufacturing method of a displaysubstrate according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Themethod comprises the following steps.

S101: Fabricating a plurality of first banks in a first direction on abase substrate, two adjacent first banks defining a group of sub-pixelunits of the display substrate.

Here, in the above S101, the first direction may be a row direction froma front view direction of the base substrate, and a group of sub-pixelunits may be a column of sub-pixel units in the front view direction ofthe base substrate. That is, in an embodiment of the present disclosure,a plurality of first banks are fabricated in the row direction on thebase substrate, and a region between two adjacent first bankscorresponds to a column of sub-pixel units of the display substrate(i.e., two adjacent first banks define a column of sub-pixel units).

S102: Fabricating a plurality of second banks in a second directionbetween each pair of two adjacent first banks, two adjacent second banksdefining one of the sub-pixel units, wherein the first bank has a heightgreater than a height of the second bank.

Here, in the above S102, the second direction may be a column directionfrom a front view direction of the base substrate. In an embodiment ofthe present disclosure, a plurality of second banks are fabricated inthe column direction between each pair of two adjacent first banks, anda region between two adjacent second banks corresponds to one sub-pixelunit (i.e., two adjacent second banks define one sub-pixel unit).

In a particular embodiment, the manufacturing method further comprises astep of fabricating end banks between two adjacent first banks, whereinthe end banks are disposed in the same direction as the second banks buton outermost sides of the second banks. The end bank may have the sameheight as the height of the first bank.

In a particular embodiment, after the above S102, the manufacturingmethod of a display substrate further comprises: fabricating a filmlayer by a solution process on the base substrate on which the firstbanks and the second banks are fabricated, a liquid surface of theapplied solution having a height between the height of the first bankand the height of the second bank.

In the embodiments of the present disclosure, by fabricating a pluralityof first banks having a larger height and a plurality of second bankshaving a smaller height on the base substrate, two adjacent first banksdefine a group of sub-pixel units of the display substrate, and twoadjacent second banks define one sub-pixel unit. In fabricating a filmlayer by a solution process, when the applied solution has a liquidsurface higher than the second bank, the solution can flow between thesub-pixel units across the second banks with a smaller height, such thatthere is an equal volume of solution in each sub-pixel unit. As such, afilm layer with uniform thickness will be formed in each sub-pixel unit,overcoming the problem of inhomogeneous thickness of the film layers inthe sub-pixel units, and in turn improving the homogeneity of lightemitting in the sub-pixel units.

Further, in order to allow the formed films in different sub-pixel unitsto be separated from each other after subsequent drying, so as to avoidthe interference between different sub-pixel units and avoid theretention of solution, the method may further comprise, afterfabricating the plurality of second banks in the column directionbetween each pair of two adjacent first banks and before fabricating thefilm layer by a solution process on the base substrate on which thefirst banks and the second banks are fabricated: fabricating a filmhaving a property of being phobic to the solution on a top surface (asurface on a side away from the substrate) of the second bank.

Optionally, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, a top surfaceof the first bank may also have a property of being phobic to thesolution, such that the solution in each column of the sub-pixel unitswill not overflow during film forming, avoiding the interference betweendifferent columns of the sub-pixel units.

In particular, with respect to the manufacturing method of the firstbanks, fabricating the plurality of first banks in the row direction onthe base substrate may comprise: fabricating the plurality of firstbanks in the row direction on the base substrate by a patterningprocess.

In particular, with respect to the manufacturing method of the secondbanks, fabricating the plurality of second banks in the column directionbetween each pair of two adjacent first banks may comprise: fabricatingthe plurality of second banks in the column direction between each pairof two adjacent first banks by a patterning process or a depositionprocess. The patterning process in the embodiments of the presentdisclosure comprises some or all of applying, exposing, developing andetching procedures.

In the embodiments of the present disclosure, a film layer may befabricated by ink jet printing on the base substrate on which the firstbanks and the second banks are fabricated, because ink jet printing isan important one of solution film forming technologies, and hasadvantages of easy operation, low cost, simple process, easy achievementof large size, and the like. However, for those skilled in the art, thefilm layer may also be fabricated by another solution film formingprocess on the base substrate with the first banks and the second banksin embodiments of the present disclosure.

In order to more rapidly form a film layer, the method of theembodiments of the present disclosure further comprises, afterfabricating the film layer by a solution process on the base substrateon which the first banks and the second banks are fabricated: subjectingthe film layer fabricated to a drying treatment, such that the treatedfilm layer has a height less than the height of the second bank, therebyfinally forming film layers with uniform thickness in the sub-pixelunits. Of course, during practical production, the drying treatment maynot be performed, and the film layer fabricated is naturally air dried,which, however, will extend the production time.

The film forming method of the embodiments of the present disclosurewill be explained below by describing each step in detail.

As shown in FIG. 2, firstly, a plurality of first banks 1 are fabricatedin a row direction (such as a horizontal direction) on a base substrate10, wherein two adjacent first banks 1 define a column of sub-pixelunits; and then, a plurality of second banks 2 are fabricated in acolumn direction (such as a vertical direction) between each pair of twoadjacent first banks 1 on the base substrate 10, wherein two adjacentsecond banks 2 define one sub-pixel unit 3.

It should be noted that an end bank 2′ is disposed at an end of eachcolumn of sub-pixel units (two end banks at both ends), wherein a heightof the end bank 2′ is greater than a height of the second bank 2, andmay be equal to or greater than a height of the first bank 1. Inaddition, a top surface of end bank 2′ may have a property of beingphobic to the solution, so as to prevent the solution from overflowingfrom the end of the column during film forming.

Next, as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the solution prepared is applied,e.g. by ink jet printing, into the sub-pixel units. At this time,because the height of the liquid surface of the solution 4 is higherthan the height of the second bank 2, the solution injected in eachcolumn of the sub-pixel units 3 can flow freely in the sub-pixel units.Because the top surface of the end bank 2′ has a property of beingphobic to the solution, overflowing of the solution 4 in each column ofthe sub-pixel units from the end of the column is avoided. In addition,because the top surface of the first bank 1 has a property of beingphobic to the solution, the solution 4 in each column of the sub-pixelunits will not overflow into an adjacent column, avoiding theinterference between different columns of sub-pixel units.

In practical implementations, if a first column of sub-pixel units arered sub-pixel units displaying red color, a second column of sub-pixelunits are green sub-pixel units displaying green color, and a thirdcolumn of sub-pixel units are blue sub-pixel units displaying bluecolor. In the embodiments of the present disclosure, red ink may beinjected into a region corresponding to the first column of sub-pixelunits, green ink may be injected into a region corresponding to thesecond column of sub-pixel units, and blue ink may be injected into aregion corresponding to the third column of sub-pixel units; inaddition, the second banks 2 are configured such that ink can be influid communication with each other within each column of sub-pixelunits, and the first banks 1 are configured such that ink in each columndoes not overflow.

Finally, after each sub-pixel unit is filled with the solution, the filmlayer formed is subjected to a drying treatment in particularembodiments of the present disclosure. Because the (top) surface of eachsecond bank is fabricated to have a property of being phobic to thesolution, as such, during drying, separated film layers with uniformvolume are formed in respective sub-pixel units. Because the separatedfilm layers with uniform volume are formed in respective sub-pixel unitspreviously, the homogeneity of the film layer(s) subsequently formed,e.g. by chemical vapor deposition (CVD), can also be improved, therebyimproving the homogeneity of light emitting of the sub-pixel units.

In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the sub-pixel units ineach column are separated from each other by the second banks, such thatwhen ink is printed in the sub-pixel units by ink jet printing, thesub-pixel units are in communication with each other, that is, the inkis in fluid communication in each column of sub-pixel units, and is thusuniformly distributed in each sub-pixel unit within this column, as aresult, the problem of ink volume difference in different sub-pixelunits due to different nozzle volumes is eliminated.

The film forming method for a film layer provided by the embodiments ofthe present disclosure can significantly ameliorate the problem ofinhomogeneous film thickness between high resolution printed devicepixels, thereby improving the homogeneity of light emitting of thepixels, and in turn improving the light emitting quality and lifetime ofthe device.

The present disclosure also discloses a display substrate, as shown inFIG. 2, comprising: a base substrate 10; and a plurality of first banks1 distributed in a first direction and a plurality of second banks 2distributed in a second direction on the base substrate 10, wherein twoadjacent first banks 1 define a group of sub-pixel units 3 of thedisplay substrate, the second banks 2 are disposed between two adjacentfirst banks 1, and two adjacent second banks 2 define one sub-pixel unit3. The first bank 1 has a height greater than a height of the secondbank 2.

In particular, the second bank 2 has a height less than a height of aliquid surface of a solution applied for forming a film layer by asolution process on the base substrate on which the first banks 1 andthe second banks 2 are fabricated.

In a particular embodiment, the first direction is a row direction andthe second direction is a column direction when the base substrate isviewed from a front view direction. In the embodiments of the presentdisclosure, the group of sub-pixel units 3 is a column of sub-pixelunits 3.

In a particular embodiment, the display substrate may be an arraysubstrate in a liquid crystal display panel, a color film substrate, ora backplane in an organic electroluminescent display panel.

According to the requirements for practical demand and product, thesub-pixel units 3 may have different shapes. As shown in FIG. 2, becausethe arrangement direction of the first banks 1 is perpendicular to thearrangement direction of the second banks 2, the sub-pixel units 3 havea rectangular shape. However, for those skilled in the art, thesub-pixel units 3 may have other regular or irregular shapes.

By fabricating a plurality of first banks 1 and second banks 2 havingdifferent heights on the base substrate, a region between two adjacentsecond banks 2 corresponds to one sub-pixel unit 3. When a solution hasa liquid surface higher than the second bank 2, the solution can flowwithin each column of sub-pixel units 3 across the second banks 2 with asmaller height, such that there is an equal volume of solution in eachsub-pixel unit 3 of each column of sub-pixel units 3. As such, a filmlayer with uniform thickness will be formed in each sub-pixel unit 3,overcoming the problem of inhomogeneous thickness of the film layers inthe sub-pixel units 3.

Further, in the embodiments of the present application, in order toallow the film layers in the sub-pixel units to be separated insubsequent drying, and to avoid the interference between the sub-pixelunits, the surface of the second bank 2 is provided with a property ofbeing phobic to the solution.

Preferably, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the surface ofthe first bank has a property of being phobic to the solution, such thatfilm forming in each column of sub-pixel units is separated, avoidingthe interference between different columns of sub-pixel units.

In practical implementations, the material of the first bank 1 comprisesan organic material, for example, a polyimide material may be selectedas the material of the first bank 1; and the material of the second bank2 may be an organic material or an inorganic material, for example, asilica material may be selected as the material of the second bank 2.However, for those skilled in the art, other materials may also beselected for the first bank 1 and the second bank 2.

In the embodiments of the present disclosure, because the material ofthe first bank 1 comprises an organic material, the first bank istypically formed on the base substrate by applying, exposing, anddeveloping. When the material of the second bank 2 comprises aninorganic material, the second bank is typically formed on the basesubstrate by a process such as deposition.

In a preferred embodiment, all of the first banks 1 have the same heightin a range of from 1 μm to 3 μm, for example, 1.5 μm. As such, uniformfirst banks are fabricated on the base substrate, and thus solutionoverflowing can be better prevented in subsequent fabrication of a filmlayer by a solution process.

In another preferred embodiment, all of the second banks 2 have the sameheight in a range of from 100 nm to 500 nm, for example, 300 nm. Assuch, uniform second banks are fabricated on the base substrate, andthus it is better for allowing an equal volume of solution in eachsub-pixel unit of each column of sub-pixel units in subsequentfabrication of a film layer by a solution process, thereby forming afilm layer with uniform thickness in each sub-pixel unit.

Further, in particular embodiments of the present disclosure, all of thefirst banks 1 have the same width in a range of from 10 μm to 30 μm, forexample 17 μm, in the row direction. All of the second banks 2 have thesame width of 5 μm to 20 μm, for example 10 μm, in the column direction.Such width configuration for the first banks 1 and the second banks 2will have no disadvantageous influence on the display area of thedisplay substrate.

In order to allow the film forming method for a film layer to have theadvantages of simple operation and easy mass production, therebysignificantly reducing the production cost, in the embodiments of thepresent disclosure, the first banks 1 are configured to have a stripshape, and the second banks 2 are configured to have a strip shape.

The embodiments of the present disclosure further disclose a displaydevice comprising the above display substrate. The advantages of thedisplay device are the same as those of the above display substrate, andthus will not be reiterated here. The display device in the embodimentsof the present disclosure may include polymer light emitting diode(PLED).

The advantageous effects produced by the embodiments of the presentdisclosure may comprise at least one of the following effects.

1. In the embodiments of the present disclosure, by fabricating aplurality of first banks and second banks with different heights on thebase substrate, two adjacent first banks define a group of sub-pixelunits of the display substrate, and two adjacent second banks define onesub-pixel unit. In fabricating a film layer, when a liquid surface of asolution is higher than the height of the second bank, the solution canflow between the sub-pixel units across the second banks with a smallerheight, such that there is an equal volume of solution in each sub-pixelunit. As such, a film layer with uniform thickness will be formed ineach sub-pixel unit, overcoming the problem of inhomogeneous thicknessof the film layers in the sub-pixel units, and in turn improving thehomogeneity of light emitting in the sub-pixel units.

2. Because the (top) surface of the second bank has a property of beingphobic to the solution, the films formed in respective sub-pixel units,after subsequent drying, are separated, avoiding the interferencebetween the sub-pixel units.

3. Because the (top) surface of the first bank has a property of beingphobic to the solution, the solution in each column of the sub-pixelunits will not overflow during film forming, avoiding the interferencebetween different columns of sub-pixel units.

4. The film forming method for a film layer according to the embodimentsof the present disclosure has the advantages of simple operation andeasy mass production, significantly reducing the production cost.

The above description is only a part of the embodiments of the presentinvention. It should be noted that some modifications and variations canbe made by one of ordinary skill in the art without departing from theprinciple of the present invention. These modifications and variationsshould also be regarded as falling into the protection scope of thepresent invention.

What is claimed is:
 1. A display substrate comprising: a base substrate;and a plurality of first banks distributed in a first direction and aplurality of second banks distributed in a second direction on the basesubstrate, two adjacent first banks defining a group of sub-pixel unitsof the display substrate, the second banks being disposed between twoadjacent first banks, and two adjacent second banks defining one of thesub-pixel units, wherein the first bank has a height greater than aheight of the second bank.
 2. The display substrate according to claim1, wherein the second bank has a height less than a height of a liquidsurface of a solution applied for forming a film layer of the sub-pixelunits by a solution process.
 3. The display substrate according to claim2, wherein a top surface of the second bank has a property of beingphobic to the solution.
 4. The display substrate according to claim 2,wherein a top surface of the first bank has a property of being phobicto the solution.
 5. The display substrate according to claim 1, whereinall of the first banks have the same height.
 6. The display substrateaccording to claim 1, wherein the height of the first bank is in a rangeof from 1 μm to 3 μm.
 7. The display substrate according to claim 1,wherein all of the second banks have the same height.
 8. The displaysubstrate according to claim 1, wherein the height of the second bank isin a range of from 100 nm to 500 nm.
 9. The display substrate accordingto claim 1, wherein the display substrate further comprises end banksdisposed between two adjacent first banks, wherein the end banks aredisposed in the same direction as the second banks but on outermostsides of the second banks.
 10. The display substrate according to claim9, wherein the end banks have a height greater than the height of thesecond bank.
 11. The display substrate according to claim 1, wherein allof the first banks have the same width in a range of from 10 μm to 30 μmin the first direction, and the first banks have a strip shape.
 12. Thedisplay substrate according to claim 1, wherein all of the second bankshave the same width in a range of from 5 μm to 20 μm in the seconddirection, and the second banks have a strip shape.
 13. A display devicecomprising the display substrate according to claim
 1. 14. The displaydevice according to claim 13, wherein the display device includespolymer light emitting diode (PLED).
 15. A manufacturing method of adisplay substrate, comprising: fabricating a plurality of first banks ina first direction on a base substrate, two adjacent first banks defininga group of sub-pixel units of the display substrate; and fabricating aplurality of second banks in a second direction between each pair of twoadjacent first banks, two adjacent second banks defining one of thesub-pixel units, wherein the first bank has a height greater than aheight of the second bank.
 16. The manufacturing method according toclaim 15, wherein the manufacturing method further comprises fabricatingend banks between two adjacent first banks, wherein the end banks aredisposed in the same direction as the second banks but on outermostsides of the second banks.
 17. The manufacturing method according toclaim 15, wherein after fabricating the second banks, the method furthercomprises: fabricating a film layer by a solution process on the basesubstrate on which the first banks and the second banks are fabricated,a liquid surface of the applied solution having a height between theheight of the first bank and the height of the second bank.
 18. Themanufacturing method according to claim 17, wherein after fabricatingthe plurality of second banks in the second direction between each pairof two adjacent first banks, and before fabricating the film layer by asolution process on the base substrate on which the first banks and thesecond banks are fabricated, the method further comprises: fabricating afilm having a property of being phobic to the solution on a top surfaceof the second bank.
 19. The manufacturing method according to claim 17,wherein the fabricating the film layer by a solution process on the basesubstrate on which the first banks and the second banks are fabricatedcomprises: fabricating the film layer by an ink jet printing process onthe base substrate on which the first banks and the second banks arefabricated.
 20. The manufacturing method according to claim 17, whereinafter fabricating the film layer by a solution process on the basesubstrate on which the first banks and the second banks are fabricated,the method further comprises: subjecting the film layer fabricated to adrying treatment, such that the treated film layer has a height lessthan the height of the second bank.